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Thursday, May 6. 1999 THE HARTFORD CPURANT B9 DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES NATION MARK, Donald W. DEA Opens Museum On U.S. Drug Use voted to just about everything the Jesse James Museum, the Liberace Museum, the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, the Museum of Whiskey History, the Hot Dog Hall of Fame. So it was probably inevitable that somebody would create a museum devoted to two of America's multi-billion-dollar obsessions getting wasted and trying to stop people from getting wasted.

It's called the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum and Visitors Center and it opens Monday at the DEA headquarters in Arlington, Va A modest exhibit it fills a long, narrow 200-square-foot room containing scores of photos and a fair amount of drugs. It set the DEA back $350,000 in "appropriated funds," not a stack of hundreds stashed in a dealer's sock drawer. The permanent exhibit, "Illegal Drugs in America: A Modern History," is a graphic reminder that America's intense love-hate relationship with intoxication goes back farther than we realize. "By 1900, when one in 200 Americans was addicted," reads one wall panel, "the typical addict was a white middle-class female hooked through medical treatment" That was "the golden age of patent medicines" unregulated elixirs that promised cures for just about everything and that frequently contained "whopping doses of opiates or cocaine." The exhibit is a 150-year chronological tour that proves drug abuse to be as American as, well, alcohol MACGREGOR, Janet Greene Janet Greene MacGregor, 50 of South Windsor, beloved wife of Bob MacGregor, died after a long illness on Tuesday (May 4, 1999). She was born in Richmond Hill, NY, but grew up in Wellesley, MA.

Her family moved to Simsbury in 1966. After graduating from Wellesley High School, Janet attended Moravian College and graduated cum laude from University of Connecticut. She and her husband Bob worked for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in San Francisco for many years before returning to Connecticut late in 1997. Jan's first love was cooking which she turned into a part time business by running a successful catering service in California. First as Hors D'Oeuvres, later changing the name to Parties Etc.

when she expanded her business into party consulting. Janet was renowned for her cooking talents and party ideas. Although she never attended a culinary institute she was recognized as a chef in her own right by friends, clients, and professional chefs. Jan's other hobby, needlework, also allowed her to showcase her creative abilities by creating works of art which will be treasured by her family members and friends. Jan's ashes will be scattered in her most favorite place to be in the world, Carmel, CA.

Jan loved to take vacations there and developed many friendships over the years and it gave Jan the opportunity to demonstrate her third love in life which was shopping among the many unique shops in Carmel. Besides her husband, she leaves her loving parents, Jack and Edna Greene of Suffield; an aunt, Dorothy Greene of Ottawa, Canada; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Connie Greene, of Brunswick, OH; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Charlie Curtiss, of Avon; two sisters-in-law and their husbands, Betty Ann and Bob Warren of South Windsor, and Barbara and Leon Frederick, of Ludlow, MA; as well as eight nieces and nephews, three great-nephews and a great-niece. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jan's memory are requested to be made to Rock-ville Hospital Dialysis Unit at Rock-ville, CT General Hospital, 31 Union Frank Mauro; Former Republican Official Frank Mauro, who was a former member of the state central committee for the Republican Party and retired president of the Mauro Insurance Agency in Newington, died Wednesday at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Mauro, 70, was a resident of Rocky Hill and had lived in Old Lyme. Mauro, who was a real estate in the Hartford area for more than 45 years, was president owner and operator of the Mauro Insurance Agency on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington from 1975 to i I Herbert M.

Gaebe; Helped Design Fighter Plane I abuse. As far back as the Civil War, high-powered opiates were routinely used as home remedies. One display quotes Mary Chesnut the famous Confederate diarist writing about her casual use of narcotics for the relief wartime woes: "I relieved the tedium by taking laudanum." It was the Civil War, not Vietnam, that produced the first addicted veterans so many wounded soldiers got hooked on morphine that addiction was nicknamed "the soldier's disease" or "Army disease." By the turn of the century, Americans were guzzling all sorts of magical cure-alls. The museum displays bottles of Godfrey's Cordial, Grove's Baby Bowel Formula and Greene's Syrup of Tar all of which contained opium. He was founder of the Italian American Soccer League of Connecticut He was also a member of the Mount Carmel-St Christina Society in East Hartford since 1966, a member of UNICO National, Newington Chapter, Westbrook Elks Lodge, 1784, Italian American Home, East Hartford, and former vice president of the Italian American Stars, Hartford He earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Salerno in Italy.

He was a teacher in Italy from 1949 to 1952. the "K-Max," a lift helicopter that has become the standard for the logging industry. Gaebe ended his professional career at 75 in 1994 He leaves his wife, Edwina Gaebe; two daughters, Lorena Selim of An-nadale, and Shelley Acquarulo of North Haven; two sons, Carl Gaebe of Fleetwood, and Christopher Gaebe of Rockville; a brother, Laurence Gaebe of Avila Beach, two sisters, Jeanette Fuchs of Elk Rier, and Mildred Heid of Bismarck, N.D.; and seven grandchildrea His brother M.B. Gaebe died previously. A Mass will be held Friday at 10 a.m.

at St Dunstan Church, Manchester Road, Glastonbury. Donations may be made to the Glastonbury Visiting Nurses Association. 969 Hebron Glastonbury, CT 06033 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Glastonbury Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. collect pledges OBITUARIES 1993.

Mauro was the former chairman of the board and director of the Colony Savings Bank of Wallingford. In addition to his duties on the state central committee, Mauro served on the party's board of directors. He was past president of the Churchill Bridge Condominium Association, Newington, the Canicat-tinese Society, Hartford, the Miami Beach Water Co. and Miami Beach Association, both in Old Lyme, and of the Hartford Soccer Club. vertical takeoff and landing military cargotroop transport aircraft the XC-142, now in the Dayton Air Museum Design of the XC-142 was probably the biggest job of his career, said Robert Mayerjak, an aeronautical engineer who worked with Gaebe at Kaman Aircraft in Bloomfield.

Gaebe joined Kaman as a consultant after he retired from Sikorsky. "He had a lot of experience and just about anyone will tell you he was an easy guy to work with," said Mayerjak of Torrington. He had a special talent for understanding how to make an aircraft strong and light, said Mayerjak from his Torrington home Wednesday night In 1983-1984, Gaebe was the senior lead airframe designer of the Sikorsky All Composite Aircraft Program, "ACAP." At Kaman Aircraft, he completed the air-frame design and analysis of walk -K i 1 jump Donald W. Mark of S. Westwood Road, Ansonia beloved husband of Eunice Wilensky Mark died Tuesday (May 4, 1999).

Loving father and father-in-law of Linda and Lawrence Spiegel of S. Windsor, Carol and ira Dinkes of Marblehead, MA, David Mark of Salem, MA, Debbie and Craig Cinquemani of Manchester, and Andrew Mark of West Haven. Dear brother of Lester Mark of Farmington and Howard Mark of W. Hartford. Also survived by five cherished grandchildren.

Funeral services at the Robert E. Shure Funeral Home, 543 George New Haven, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with interment services to follow in the Beth Israel Cemetery, Derby Milford Road in Orange. Memorial contributions may be sent to Hadassah in do Robin Fox, 18 Tanglewood Woodbridge, CT. 06525.

A period of mourning will be observed at 1 1 S. Westwood Ansonia thru Wednesday. MESKILL, Dorothy Dorothy Meskill, 72, of Glastonbury, widow of Joseph Meskill, died Wednesday (May 5, 1999) in Hartford Hospital. Born in Dedham, MA, daughter of the late Joseph and Adeline (Piconi) Galvin, she lived most of her life in Glastonbury. She is survived by three sons, Glenn Nystrup, of New Paltz, NY, Stephen Nystrup and Keith Nystrup both of Glastonbury; a brother Albion DeLong, and a sister, Phyllis Sparks, both of FL, and a grandson Aaron Nystrup.

Funeral service will be Saturday, at 2:30 p.m. in the Glastonbury Funeral Home, 450 New London Glastonbury. Burial will follow in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, 1:30 p.m. to time of service.

Memorial donations may be made to the Glastonbury Visiting Nurses, Hospice Program, 969 Hebron Ave. Glastonbury, 06033. MILLER, Theresa (Chiarizia) Theresa (Chiarizia) Miller, 66, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, beloved wife of Ronald Miller died Tuesday (May 4, 1999) at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Born in Hartford she was the daughter of the late Louis and Christine (Valente) Chiarizia and was a resident of Palm Beach Gardens for three years, previously living in Wethersfield. Besides her beloved husband, she is survived by a son, Donald Miller Jr.

of Palm Beach Gardens; a daughter, Christine lacobucci and her husband Dick of Palm Beach Gardens; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 8, at 9:15 a.m. from the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Wethersfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church, Wethersfield. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford.

Friends may call at the chapel Friday, May 7, 7-9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Foshay Cancer Center, 1240 Old Dixie Jupiter, FL, 33458. NARDI, Gerardo, Sr. Gerardo Nardi, 63, of West Hartford, beloved husband of Vita Maria (Masi) Nardi, entered into rest Monday, (May 3, 1999) in Westerly, Rl. Born in Castelgrande, Province of Pontenza, Italy.

He had lived in the Hartford area for the past 43 years. He was the son of the late Nicola and Vittoria (Cardillo) Nardi. He retired after 22 years of service with the West Hartford Public School System, and was a self-employed mason. He was a former member of the Bricklayer's Union of Hartford, an active member of the Elmwood Community Center, St. Brigid Church, West Hartford, the Mount Carmel St.

Cristina Society of East Hartford, and was an avid gardener. Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, his son, Nicholas Nardi and his wife Donna of Newington; his daughters, Vittoria Kyle and her husband Mark of West Hartford; Maria Braverman and her husband Robert of Southington; and son Gerardo Nardi, Jr. and his wife Leah of West Hartford; a brother, Francesco and a sister, Olga, both of Italy; six loving grandchildren, Nicole and Gina Nardi, Jeffrey and Joseph Kyle, Lauren and Sarah Braverman. Mr. Nardi was pre-deceased by his brothers, Dominick and Vito Nardi, and a sister, Maria Cristiano.

Funeral Service will be Friday, May 7, 1999, 9:15 a.m., from the Sheehan, Hilborn Breen Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain West Hartford, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Brigid Church, West Hartford. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral home, TODAY, May 6, 1999, from 5-8 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart 5 Brookside Wallingford, 06492. SCHROLL. Georgianna M. (Previti) Georgianna M. (Previti) Pignone Schroll, 63, of Harrison Windsor Locks, wife of Leonard A.

Schroll, died Tuesday (May 4, 1999) at Manchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Worcester, MA, daughter of Angelina (Monterviti) Tamiso of Glastonbury antfthe late John Previti, she formerly lived in Enfield, before moving to Windsor Locks, where she had been employed at the Montgomery Co. for 30 years retiring in 1984. Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by five sons, Jerry V. Pignone Jr.

of Stafford, Edward J. Pignone of Westfield, MA, Phillip J. Pignone of Windsor, Tracy A. Pignone of Windsor Locks and Anthony P. Pignone of Windsor Locks; her stepchildren, Rita Jean Schroll and Tommy Schroll of Texas and Wanda Bois of Enfield; four brothers, John and James Previti of Glastonbury, William Previti of East Windsor, Victor Previti of Ellington; two sisters, Josephine March of Glastonbury and Mary Grello of Windsor Locks; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 915 a.m. from the Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring Windsor Locks, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Mary Church. Burial will be in St.

Patrick King St. Cemetery, Enfield. Calling hours are Thursday (TODAY) from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. By PETER CARLSON Washington Post WASHINGTON The United States government's newest museum displays hash pipes, hookahs, bongs, U.S.

flag rolling papers and several bags of marijuana. It also has grubby old syringes, bent spoons, a pill bottle labeled "heroin" and a grisly photo of a junkie killed by an overdose. Plus a diorama titled "An American Head Shop, Circa 1970s." It's a museum about dope. And why not? America has museums de- DEATH NOTICES SHIELDS, Margaret E. Margaret E.

Shields, 87, of West Hartford, died Tuesday (May 4, 1999). Born in Hartford, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Collen) Shields, she made her home in West Hartford. She was employed by Royal Insurance as a secretary tor many years and held elective offices in numerous civic organizations. She is survived by a friend Helen Fitzsimmons. She was predeceased by her sister, Eleanor Shields.

The funeral will be Friday, at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel of St. Mary Home, 2021 Albany West Hartford. Burial will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Tariffville.

There are no calling hours. Molloy Funeral Home has care of arrangements. TRIBLETS, Elizabeth F. Elizabeth F. Triblets, wife of Joseph Triblets of Russell Road, Cromwell, died Tuesday, (May 4, 1999) at Hartford Hospital.

She was born August 22, 1917, in Northampton MA, daughter of the late Giuseppe and Concetta (LoGuidice) Formica. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Joseph Triblets and Ed La-Barge, both of Cromwell; two brothers, Sam Formica of Middletown; and John Formica of Melbourne Fl; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a brother, James Formica; two sisters, Angela Lamonica and Ann Colonghi, and a grandson. Funeral Services will be held Friday morning, at 11 a.m. at St.

John's Church, Cromwell. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary Cemetery, Middletown. Relatives and friends may call at the D'Angelo Funeral Home, 22 South Main Middletown TODAY from 6-8 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Red Cross, The American Heart Association or UNICEF. WOYKOVSKY, Walter Walter Woykovsky of Manchester, husband of Michelina kovsky died suddenly at ft3 home Tuesday (May 4, 1999).

Born in Hartford, son of the late John and Stella Woykovsky, he had lived, most of his life in Manchester. He was a veteran of World War II, having served under General Patton. Mr. Woykovsky was self-employed and founder of the Colonial Truck Body Works Incorporated in East Hartford and is now retired. He was also a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Besides his wife, he leaves twol sons and one daughter, Larry Woy-i kovsky of Manchester, Craig Woykovsky of Willington, and Lorraine Amenia of Willington; seven grandchildren, Antony, Derek and Larisa Woykovsky of Manchester; Britany, Devon and Kyle of Willington and1 Dante Amenia to Willington; two brothers and two sisters, John Woy-kovksy of East Hartford, Alexander Woykovsky of Florida, Olga Newhall of East Hartford and Ann Tautic of Windsor. Calling hours will be Saturday, May 8, 10-11 a.m. in the John F. Tierney Funeral Home, 219 West Center Manchester. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 1:30 a.m.

at St. James Church, 896 Main Manchester. Burial will be held in St. James Cemetery. Donations can be may to East Catholic High School, 1 1 5 New State Manchester, 06040 GLORIA SACERDOTE June 10, 1927 May 6, 1998 We Love and Miss you Husband, children and grand-children In Loving Memory of HOMER C.

LEE Love, Calvin, Hilda, Helen, Harold, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren In Loving Memory of MARIE A. MANN Happy Birthday, Ma. Love, Claire In Loving Memory of ROBERT M. CONNORS May 5, 1944 May 6, 1979 Love never dies as long as there is someone who remembers. Wife, Marie DYMERSKY, Sylvester J.

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Sylvester J. Dymersky will be celebrated Friday May 7, 9 a.m. at St. Mary Home, 2021 Albany Avenue, West Hartford. Burial will be in St.

Bernard's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 880 Hop-meadow St. Simsbury, TODAY, 6-8 p.m. and Friday, May 7, 8-9 a.m. at St.

Mary Home, West Hartford. Memorial donations may be made to Heart Starters, P.O. Box 3, Simsbury, CT 06070 Herbert M. Gaebe of Glastonbury, who was involved in the design of the Vought Corsair of World War II and the "Flying Pancake" Navy fighter plane, died Monday. He was 80.

Gaebe earned an aeronautical engineering degree from the Universi-' ty of Minnesota in 1940 and went on to become chief of design at Vought Sikorsky in Stratford where he participated in the design of the Corsair and the Sikorsky flying boat "Excambian," now in the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks. Later, he played a major role in the design and development of the twin-engine "Flying Pancake" Navy fighter (the flying prototype is part of the Smithsonian Institution collection) and a flying wing Navy fighter. As chief project engineer for LTV Gaebe completed the design and testing of the first successful walk run jump join I i.mihiiii in iiiii mi, i ii ii I raw KocKvine, ubUfab. services will De Saturday, May 8 at Samsel Carmon I Funeral Home, 419 Buckland South Windsor, with calling hours, i. 12-2 p.m., followed immediately by a memorial service.

A memorial service i will be scheduled in Petaluma, CA at a later date. McCANN, David J. David J. McCann, 54, of Chamberlain Middletown, died Wednesday (May 5, 1999) at Hartford Hospital. David was born in Rutland, VT, May 27, 1 944.

He was the son of Anna K. McCann. He had resided in Middle-town for most of his life, he attended St. John's school and Middletown High School. He was an accomplished vocalist, singing both at St.

John's Church and as lead singer for a group known as the VIP's. His group played lead-in band for the singer, Gene Pitney, and appeared at area nightclubs in the sixties and seventies. David was a member of the Polish Falcons Club 519, BPOE 771 of Middletown and the Madison Beach Club. Prior to his illness, he worked at the Elk's Clubs, Falcons Club, and as recreation direc-( tor at Mountainside Resort in Wal-lingford. He served as a deputy sheriff of Middlesex County for many years.

David has received several honors, for his countless volunteer hours, for the Rocky Hill Veterans Hospital and the Rocky Hill Senior Citizens. He was given a special humanitarian award by the Emblem Club of the Westbrook Elks for his devotion to the group's fundraising activities. Besides his mother, David is survived by his beloved sons, Timothy R. McCann, a freshman at Middletown High School; Tim's mom, Janet Lyman-McCann of Middletown; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Greg Owens of Marietta, GA; his aunt, Margaret Acabchuk of Meriden, who was also his Godmother; an uncle, James McCann of West Hartford, as well as several cousins. A Mass Of Christian burial will be Monday, 10 a.m.

in St. John Church, Middletown, with Father Joseph Ashe officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in St. John Cemetery, Middletown. Friends may call at the funeral home, Sunday, 4-7 pm.

In lieu of flowers, friends may consider placing their names on the organ donors list at license renewal, or memorial donations to St. John Church Renovation Fund, 19 St. John Middletown, 06457. OLSSON, Gertrude Clara Marie (Ro-sendahl) Gertrude Clara Marie (Rosendahl) Olsson, 92, of Manchester, widow of the late Alfred W. Olsson died Wednesday, (May 5, 1999) at a local convalescent home.

Born November 20, 1906 in Woodstock, daughter of the late Sven A. and Matilda Rosendahl, she had been a resident of Manchester for over 80 years. Mrs. Olsson was employed in the Accounting Dept. at Pratt Whitney for over 20 years.

She was the oldest living member of Trinity Covenant Church in Manchester. She is survived by two sons and daughters in-law, Alfred W. Olsson Jr. and his wife Sue of Tyler, TX; and Carl W. Olsson and his wife Linda of Boulder, CO; three grandchildren, Keith A.

Olsson, Karen A. Bull and Kurt Olsson and four great grandchildren, Chad, Brett, Drew and Shannon. A memorial service will be Saturday May 8, 1999 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Covenant Church, 302 Hackmatack Manchester. Burial is private in Elmvale Cemetery, Woodstock.

Friends may call Friday May 7, 6-8 p.m. at the Watkins Funeral Home, 142 East Center Manchester. Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity Covenant Church Building Fund, 302 Hackmatack Manchester, 06040. ST. PIERRE, Richard Richard St.

Pierre, 64, of Rocky Hill, husband of the late Norma St. Pierre died Monday (May 3, 1999) at Hartford Hospital. Funeral services are private. The D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield has charge of 'ft' -e cheer cheer volunteer The Sunn G. Komen 0) BmtM Cancer Foundbibno us at the THE cuns PrMtntod by JCPmrwy Saturday, May 8 Walnut Hill Park, New Britain Separate Male Female 5K Runs, 5 Walk, I Mile Walk, Kids Survivor Breakfast, Shop for the Cure, Sponsor Pavilion, Build for the Cure Call for Application: 860-224-5RUN because this is the one race that has to be won i.